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| Flowers galore. |
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On April 29, DH and I enjoyed Members' Night at the Boston Museum of Fine Arts
Art in Bloom celebration. This wildly popular annual event, in its 36th year, features three days of floral-themed activities. Over fifty Garden Clubs from around New England created floral arrangements as a response to specific works of art. I think my DH and I saw all fifty arrangements; due to the crush of people - the museum was packed - it was impossible for me to note the title of each artwork and each Garden Club, so please forgive my lack of attribution. Just enjoy the colors.
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| Top: Fancy clock, Noh costume, console table legs. Bottom: floral interpretations. |
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| Spikey flowers mimic cock's comb and tail feathers. |
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| Neo-classical sculpture; calla lilies seem to be eavesdropping. |
The artwork selected ranged from Pre-Columbian gold work and weaving to a portrait by Chuck Close, so we hiked all over the museum; this event is a great way to get patrons to trek to galleries they may otherwise seldom visit.
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| Modigliani meets palm fronds. |
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| A perfect pairing of painting and posies. |
Sometimes the response seemed limited to highlighting the colors of the
artwork, but generally the arrangements addressed form and texture as
well.
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| Delicate roses and baby's breath, and detail of lacy sleeve of portrait subject. |
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Art in Bloom is an engaging form of community involvement in the arts. Although apparently light-hearted, conceptually this event springs from a very fundamental premise - that across cultural and temporal divides, much art has been inspired by nature. In addition, everyone likes flowers, and, moreover, by this time of year New Englanders are more than ready to leap into the vernal season.
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| Sideboard and bouquet. |
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| Cheery sunflowers, in life and in wood. |
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| Maritime painting, with white orchids recalling sails. |
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| Not all the flowers were on pedestals. |
